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Published February 5, 2014
In this picture taken February 3, 2014, people are transported on cattle drawn cart as they pass in front of the ancient pagodas at Bagan, Myanmar. – Photo by AFP
In this picture taken February 3, 2014, people are transported on cattle drawn cart as they pass in front of the ancient pagodas at Bagan, Myanmar. – Photo by AFP
Hot air balloons provide a view of the temples as they hovers over Bagan in Myanmar on February 4, 2014. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, Bagan in Mandalay province in Myanmar was the kingdom's capital, one of the most important centres for learning in Asia, if not the world. The kings and rulers built thousands of temples, more than 3,000 of which are still standing today. The city is one of the Myanmar's most treasured religious sites and attracts hundreds of visitors a day. – Photo by AFP
Hot air balloons provide a view of the temples as they hovers over Bagan in Myanmar on February 4, 2014. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, Bagan in Mandalay province in Myanmar was the kingdom's capital, one of the most important centres for learning in Asia, if not the world. The kings and rulers built thousands of temples, more than 3,000 of which are still standing today. The city is one of the Myanmar's most treasured religious sites and attracts hundreds of visitors a day. – Photo by AFP
An elephant stretches during their aerial census at the Tsavo West national park within the Tsavo-Mkomazi ecosystem, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, February 4, 2014.  – Photo by Reuters
An elephant stretches during their aerial census at the Tsavo West national park within the Tsavo-Mkomazi ecosystem, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, February 4, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
An ice covered steam locomotive is seen in Postojna railway station February 4, 2014.  – Photo by Reuters
An ice covered steam locomotive is seen in Postojna railway station February 4, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Belongings covered in volcanic ash are left outside an abandoned house at the Sigarang-garang village in Karo on February 5, 2014 after eruptions from Mount Sinabung. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. – Photo by AFP
Belongings covered in volcanic ash are left outside an abandoned house at the Sigarang-garang village in Karo on February 5, 2014 after eruptions from Mount Sinabung. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. – Photo by AFP
Burqa-clad Afghan woman walks along a snowy road in Herat on February 4, 2014. As winter sets in across Central Asia, many Afghans struggle to provide adequate food and shelter for their families. – Photo by AFP
Burqa-clad Afghan woman walks along a snowy road in Herat on February 4, 2014. As winter sets in across Central Asia, many Afghans struggle to provide adequate food and shelter for their families. – Photo by AFP
A man paddles at sunset on Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, February 4, 2014. Summer temperatures for the day in Rio reached a high of 38 degrees celsius (100 Fahrenheit) according the National Meteorology Institute. – Photo by Reuters
A man paddles at sunset on Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, February 4, 2014. Summer temperatures for the day in Rio reached a high of 38 degrees celsius (100 Fahrenheit) according the National Meteorology Institute. – Photo by Reuters
Workers stand atop of the Olympic torch in front of the Caucasus Mountain at the Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, February 4, 2014. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from February 7 to February 23. – Photo by Reuters
Workers stand atop of the Olympic torch in front of the Caucasus Mountain at the Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, February 4, 2014. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from February 7 to February 23. – Photo by Reuters
Wish tablets from devotees praying for wealth and good fortune hang from a tree on the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing, February 4, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Wish tablets from devotees praying for wealth and good fortune hang from a tree on the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing, February 4, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Hereford cattle roam the dirt-brown fields of Nathan Carver's ranch which his family has owned for five generations on the outskirts of Delano, in California's Central Valley, on February 3, 2014.  – Photo by AFP
Hereford cattle roam the dirt-brown fields of Nathan Carver's ranch which his family has owned for five generations on the outskirts of Delano, in California's Central Valley, on February 3, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Repsol Honda Team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez steers his bike during the first MotoGP pre-season testing session on the second day at the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on February 5, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Repsol Honda Team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez steers his bike during the first MotoGP pre-season testing session on the second day at the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on February 5, 2014. – Photo by AFP
A tumbleweed lies in the sands of the Kern River which has been dried up by water diversion projects and little rain on February 4, 2014 in Bakersfield, California. – Photo by AFP
A tumbleweed lies in the sands of the Kern River which has been dried up by water diversion projects and little rain on February 4, 2014 in Bakersfield, California. – Photo by AFP

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